Thread: Need help on best route to go with removing a chip from 200 year old straight.

That's what I was sort of thinking. I'm not too concerned about the bevel. I would like to keep the transition of it into the tang as straight as possible but we'll see. On the other hand, I'd hate to ruin the patina on the tang. Whatever course this takes, it should be a great learning experience. I've only honed chips out of a couple blades and the worse was a Torrey that was a full hollow or half. To put the final nail on the coffin, the blade was terribly warped at the toe. Took a heck of a lot of learning to get that razor shaving. That razor taught me about honing chips and warps! I have a lot to thank that old razor for.

This will be by far the oldest razor I have. It just makes me all giddy imagining myself shaving with!